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HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation: Dual NationalsMy Lords, I declare an interest as the UK Government’s trade envoy for Australia. This issue is causing considerable consternation in Australia, a country with which we are…26 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Military Equipment: Chinese ComponentsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that China has systematically and strategically got a grip and a monopoly on the refining of critical minerals. The effect of that has been…25 Feb 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: ImplementationMy Lords, has it not been the case over recent years that many young couples have been outbid by private landlords for properties and therefore have been forced to rent and denied…11 Feb 2026HANSARDSmart MotorwaysMy Lords, is not the reality that, when the initial M42 smart motorway programme was introduced, it showed very considerable reductions in congestion, great improvements in…11 Feb 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: ImplementationMy Lords—11 Feb 2026HANSARDGovernment Website: Registering a DeathMy Lords, following exactly on from that question, is not the most sensible approach to look at those areas where coroners are operating efficiently and at speed, to learn from…10 Feb 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai: Prison SentenceMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her measured response to the real concern shown by this House, which should be conveyed to the Chinese authorities. Does that not make all…09 Feb 2026HANSARDBattery Shortage for NHS Hearing AidsDoes this not once again reveal the fundamental flaw in the Government’s procurement policy, which the Treasury is still pursuing, of going for “cheapest is best” and ignoring all…29 Jan 2026HANSARDGrass-roots Music VenuesMy Lords, can the Minister take back to Whitehall the very clear message on the importance of the music industry, including for Britain’s place in the world, that he has…26 Jan 2026HANSARDNumber Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement CamerasMy Lords, I echo the comments from my noble friend Lord Snape regarding the Member of Parliament for the neighbouring seat to my old one, Sarah Coombes in West Bromwich, but I…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the amendments standing in the name of my noble friend Lord Ponsonby and the noble Lord, Lord Marks. I have been arguing for some years in the House of Commons…20 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Inquiries: CostsI thank the Minister for the response, but the public will be slightly concerned that the Government do not seem to have an aggregate figure for the cost of inquiries, let alone…19 Jan 2026HANSARDHigh Temperature Gas-Cooled ReactorsMy Lords, the Government’s impetus on the nuclear programme is extremely welcome, but would it not be even better for the nations and regions of this country, and for our…19 Jan 2026HANSARDHigh Temperature Gas-Cooled ReactorsMy Lords—19 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Inquiries: CostsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what was the cost of public inquiries in 2025, and what were the Government’s legal costs for representation in public inquiries.19 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesMy Lords, will the Minister care to remind the House how much the nuclear programme is suffering from the enormously damaging freeze on it between 2010 and 2016, the period of the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyMy Lords, can we now come to some degree of reality? Embassies are for relations between states; they do not imply approval of states. Furthermore, spying activities have emanated…15 Jan 2026HANSARDNew Medium Helicopter ContractMy Lords, I hope the Minister will have got the message that he has support from right across the House to get across to the Treasury that a flow of funds is needed to ensure that…14 Jan 2026HANSARDCOP Climate Negotiations: CitiesMy Lords, will there not be greater support for these measures from the citizens of those cities and towns in the UK if they can see the benefit coming through to them in their…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNet Zero: Civil Society and Faith-based OrganisationsI commend the Minister for his favourable mention of government/publicly owned Sheffield Forgemasters and its role in the small modular reactor programme. Could he therefore…08 Jan 2026